On Wednesday, we covered multiple claims from Spain which stated Chelsea have made progress in their pursuit of Atlético Madrid’s Samu Omorodion.
The Blues have also been in talks with the La Liga side for Conor Gallagher, and it was said the two clubs are treating these deals as independent operations.
AS, in their Thursday edition, claims the striker will leave the Madrid club for Chelsea this summer.
Los Rojiblancos are closing in on signing Manchester City’s Julián Álvarez. The report says they made progress for this deal on Tuesday, while yesterday was dedicated to closing Omorodion’s sale to the west Lond club.
It’s claimed Enzo Maresca’s side and Atlético ‘finalised everything’ on Wednesday for both the 20-year-old and the English midfielder.
The Premier League side will pay €40m for the Spain U21 international and will collect the same amount from Gallagher’s sale to Atlético.
Gianluca Di Marzio also claims the final details have been sorted out between Chelsea and the Spanish club for deals involving Omorodion and Gallagher.
The frontman’s trip to London is scheduled in the ‘next few hours’, so that he can carry out the medical tests and sign the contract with Chelsea.
The journalist claims Epic Sports were crucial for these deals, with Francesco Facchinetti sorting out every detail in Madrid.